Chinese brill
| Chinese brill | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Tephrinectes Günther, 1862 |
| Species: | T. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tephrinectes sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paralichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) | |
The Chinese brill, Tephrinectes sinensis, is a species of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. It is the only member of its genus Tephrinectes. Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.
It is a demersal fish that lives in sub-tropical waters. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, from Taiwan to the coast of mainland China. It has been used in Chinese medicine.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2009). "Tephrinectes sinensis" in FishBase. September 2009 version.
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